Committees

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

The Business Development Committee assists CHBA in making people aware of the contributions and services that Colorado’s Hispanic legal community provides to the people of Colorado. The Committee also helps provide networking opportunities for Hispanic legal professionals to interact with businesses and individuals who may need legal services.

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

The Charitable Contributions Committee receives and evaluates requests from organizations seeking the CHBA’s financial support for programs that further the CHBA’s mission, making recommendations to the CHBA Board of Directors. The CHBA makes contributions in the following areas of interest: education, community outreach, and the administration of justice.  To request a charitable contribution from the CHBA, please fill out an application, which can be found here.

COMMUNICATIONS

The Communications Committee of the CHBA is responsible for facilitating interactions between the CHBA, its members, and the Colorado legal community. In addition, this committee issues a weekly newsletter detailing the current events and issues affecting the CHBA. The newsletter is a great way to stay informed of the good work being done by the many CHBA committees, as well as our individual members.

EDUCATION

Anthony Santos

2021 Chair

Yuri Bazan 

2021 Vice Chair 

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The Education Committee strives to encourage young Latinos to pursue careers in the legal profession and it works to develop mentoring programs designed to enable young Latino attorneys to reach their full potential.  

Click here to read more about what the Education Committee is doing in 2020!
  

 

NOMINATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS

Ryan Morgan

2021 Chair

 

 Matt Baca

2021 Vice-Chair

Maverick Flowers 

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The principal goal of the Nominations and Endorsements Committee is to endorse candidates for judgeships and to promote the selection of qualified judges to Colorado’s local, state, and federal courts — particularly candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to equality of all litigants, and who have been involved in, supportive of, and responsive to, Hispanics’ issues, needs and concerns. The Committee also serves as a resource to CHBA’s members seeking appointment, including providing mock interviews based on past interview questions.

In the past, the Committee has partnered with the Colorado Specialty Bar Associations — the Sam Cary Bar Association, the GLBT Bar, APABA, CIBA, and the Women’s Bar Association — to work towards their shared goal of increasing diversity on the bench. The Committee has engaged in dialogue with key decision-makers, and works to encourage qualified CHBA members to apply to fill judicial vacancies. 

To request the CHBA's endorsement, please comply with the Nominations and Endorsements Committee procedures, which can be found here.

MEMBERSHIP

Daniel Pedraza

2021 Chair

  

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The CHBA Membership Committee works on increasing the membership of the CHBA and maintaining the CHBA’s communication with its members. The committee promotes membership in a variety of ways. It hosts social networking functions including mixers, holiday parties, and other events to benefit members; sponsors a reduced Continuing Legal Education program; and ensures that the CHBA membership has access to information disseminated by the CHBA and its committees.

PUBLIC POLICY

 

Chad Jimenez

2021 Chair

Maverick Flowers - 2021 Vice Chair 

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CHBA’s Public Policy committee serves as the governmental policy and advocacy arm of the organization. Advocacy is non-partisan and focused on issues relevant to Latino lawyers and the Hispanic community. This committee focuses its advocacy efforts on: (1) monitoring national and state legislation that impacts the Hispanic community; (2) providing legal analysis for parties with pertinent policy issues before the Judicial Branch; and (3) analyzing and advocating for policy changes to reflect the concerns of Latino Lawyers and Hispanics.  

  

PRO BONO

         

Felipe  Bohnet-Gomez 

2020 Vice-Chair     

 Angela Vichick - 2021 VIce Chair 

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The Pro Bono Committee serves the disadvantaged, underrepresented, and Hispanic community by providing pro bono legal services to those who face barriers to justice, developing and implementing policy initiatives that enhance access to justice, and building partnerships with groups that share our mission.  The Committee also serves CHBA members by providing ways for members to fulfill their pro bono responsibility, offering professional development and networking opportunities, and hosting CLEs and appreciation events. 

YOUNG LAWYERS

Andres "AJ" Martinez     

2021 Co-Chair                  

              

 Zach Al-Tabbaa

2021 Co-Chair

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The Young Lawyers Division is dedicated to supporting the professional development of young and recently admitted lawyers to the practice of law. Our members include those CHBA attorneys who are 35 and younger or have been admitted to the bar within the last five years. We are currently working to provide young Hispanic lawyers with opportunities to learn about the legal profession and to engage law students on various ways to participate in the legal community. Our current activities include social mixers, diversity receptions, continuing legal education classes, sponsorships, and other events organized by CHBA and other bar organizations.

SCHOLARSHIPS

 Edgar Barraza

 2021 Chair

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The Scholarship Committee works with the CHBA’s Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, to raise money to fund scholarships for law students attending the University of Colorado Law School ("CU") or the University of Denver Sturm College of Law ("DU"). Proceeds from the CHBA’s Silent Auction held during its annual banquet are used to fund these scholarships. In addition, the CHBA has endowed scholarships at CU and DU: (1) the CHBA Scholarship In Memory of Louise Romero at CU; and (2) the CHBA Scholarship in Memory of Larry Manzanares at DU. For more information, or to make a tax deductable contribution, contact Victoria Lovato.